Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 48.6% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 67.0% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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